Notre Dame played far and away their best game of the 2022 season Saturday night as they destroyed No. 4 Clemson 35-14. The win officially makes Notre Dame bowl eligible as dates with Navy, Boston College, and USC remain before the season’s end.
Notre Dame clearly dominated on the scoreboard but how much did they really dominate this game? I don’t think I’m speaking out of turn when I say the final score was closer than the actual game. Notre Dame kicked the living stink out of Clemson, something Dabo Swinney even admitted after the contest.
Just how bad, or in Notre Dame’s case good, was it? Here are a handful of numbers that tell the story.